<div class="refentry"><a id="glCullFace"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>glCullFace — specify whether front- or back-facing polygons can be culled</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>C Specification</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table class="funcprototype-table" style="cellspacing: 0; cellpadding: 0;"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">void <strong class="fsfunc">glCullFace</strong>(</code></td><td>GLenum <var class="pdparam">mode</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer"> </div></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="parameters"></a><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
                    Specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are candidates for culling.
                    Symbolic constants
                    <code class="constant">GL_FRONT</code>, <code class="constant">GL_BACK</code>, and <code class="constant">GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</code> are accepted.
                    The initial value is <code class="constant">GL_BACK</code>.
                </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="description"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>
            <code class="function">glCullFace</code> specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are culled
            (as specified by <span class="emphasis"><em>mode</em></span>) when polygon culling is enabled. Polygon
            culling is initially disabled.
            To enable and disable polygon culling, call the
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glEnable"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEnable</span></span></a> and <a class="citerefentry" href="glDisable"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glDisable</span></span></a> commands
            with the argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE</code>.
        </p><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a> specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise polygons
            are front-facing and back-facing.
            See <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a>.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="notes"></a><h2>Notes</h2><p>
            If <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> is <code class="constant">GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</code>, no polygons are drawn, but other
            primitives such as points and lines are drawn.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="errors"></a><h2>Errors</h2><p>
            <code class="constant">GL_INVALID_ENUM</code> is generated if <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> is not an accepted value.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="associatedgets"></a><h2>Associated Gets</h2><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glIsEnabled"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glIsEnabled</span></span></a> with argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE</code>
        </p><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glGet"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glGet</span></span></a> with argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE_MODE</code>
        </p></div>
        {$pipelinestall}{$examples}
        <div class="refsect1"><a id="seealso"></a><h2>See Also</h2><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glEnable"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEnable</span></span></a>,
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a>
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><div id="Copyright"><h2>Copyright</h2><p>
            Copyright © 1991-2006
            Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
            Free Software B License. For details, see
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